APPROVAL OF THIRD ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT OF EDIC (EDIC/R-2)C. (EDIC/R-2)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01203A000100090015-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: September 23, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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FDIC/M-15
Control No, 2182
23 September 1955
MEMORANDUM FOR: Economic Defense Intelligence Committee
FROM : Acting Executive Secretary, Ei)IC
SUBJECT : Approval of Third Annual Progress Report of
EDIC? (ERIC/R-2)
The Third Annual Progress Report of EDIC was approved on
16 September 1955 for submission to the Intelligence Advisor?
Committee, subject to the following changes:
a) Page 3 - Deletion of last paragraph under III, A03
b) Page 5 ? Revision of wording in second paragraph
under III, D?2 to read:
"Defense undertook to explore the possibility
of obtaining information ? on free--world exports
of listed items from any firms on the Commerce
list which hold MDAP contracts, but reported
that Defense personnel are placed in MDAP plants
for the sole purpose of expediting production,
and have a very limited capability for reporting
trade information. The Department of State will
consider the desirability of special reporting
arrangements on selected items of particular
importance".
Page 6 ? Revision of second sentence under III0 Cot to
read:
"Early In 1954 it was learned that owing to budget
and personnel reductions the publication and
dissemination of such reports by ONI had been
delayed and was considerably in arrears."
d) Page 6 - Deletion of the last sentence in first paragraph
of III, C?2o
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e) Page 7 - Under IV0
1) Change of title to read "Future Activities";
2) Deletion of last two sentences of first
paragraph under IV;
3)
4)
Addition of the phrase, "In the light of
this evaluation" at the beginning of the
second paragraph;
Deletion of the word "possibly" in the first
sentence of the second paragraph under No
25X1A9a
Acting Executive Secretary
Distribution:.
Cat. D ? (All)
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